Driver dies in East Hampton crash

Young Street in East Hampton was closed at around 1 p.m. Friday after a car went off the road into the woods, killing the driver.

Young Street in East Hampton was closed at around 1 p.m. Friday after a car went off the road into the woods, killing the driver.

Photo: Kaitlyn Schroyer — The Middletown Press

Photo: Kaitlyn Schroyer — The Middletown Press

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Young Street in East Hampton was closed at around 1 p.m. Friday after a car went off the road into the woods, killing the driver.

Young Street in East Hampton was closed at around 1 p.m. Friday after a car went off the road into the woods, killing the driver.

Photo: Kaitlyn Schroyer — The Middletown Press

Driver dies in East Hampton crash

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EAST HAMPTON >> A driver is dead after a vehicle ran off Young Street, hit a utility pole guide wire, continued into woods and flipped onto its side Friday afternoon.

The crash happened around 1:30 p.m., East Hampton police said. The identity of the victim had not been released Friday evening pending notification of family members.

Police said the vehicle ran off the travel portion of Young Street and struck the wire before ploughing into tree that line the road. The vehicle struck a stone and trees, which forced the car over onto the driver’s side door, police said.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash caused damaged to a utility pole. Several families in the area of Young Street were left without power until it could be restored by CL&P.

A portion of the road was closed for a couple of hours due to the accident, which remains under investigation.

Police said they are not releasing details on the crash until the driver’s family is located and notified.

East Hampton Fire Services and the East Hampton Volunteer Ambulance also responded to the crash.

The crash is the latest in a series of fatal accidents in East Hampton and adjacent towns.

A woman was killed in a one-car accident on Nov. 22.

East Hampton officials have called upon their colleagues in Portland, Marlborough and Hebron to join them in stepping up enforcement action to try and prevent any additional fatal accidents.